Welcome everyone to Day One of the third annual National Picture Book Writing Week (aka “NaPiBoWriWee”)! And congratulations to our participants in the UK and Australia for having already had a headstart on Day One thanks to the time difference! 🙂 Just a brief blog to explain how I’ll be working this year’s NaPiBoWriWee. Basically, I will post at least 3 (if not more) live blogs each day. They will include the following: GOOD MORNING BLOG – I’ll post a morning blog (like this one) with some inspirational writing advice… Read more NaPiBoWriWee 2011 Day One – Good Morning! →
The Big Day is just around the corner! Day 1 of the third annual National Picture Book Writing Week (aka “NaPiBoWriWee”) begins at midnight on Sunday May 1, 2011! So in anticipation of our grueling – but FUN – event where we will attempt to write 7 picture books in 7 days, below is a list of fantastic writing books that I have either studied or taught in my children’s writing class at UCLA Extension’s Writers Program. I hope this list of books inspires you to write, write, write! 🙂… Read more Your Writing Book Library →
Hello NaPiBoWriWee-ers! 🙂 As per your requests, here are some “Flashback” posts from previous National Picture Book Writing Weeks that you may have missed. One of our special guest authors who will be doing a Q&A with me for this year’s event wrote a lovely poem in honor of NaPiBoWriWee back in 2009. That author was prolific picture book author Lisa Wheeler (http://lisawheelerbooks.com). Keep reading to see her poem and take a trip back in time for a NaPiBoWriWee Flashback Post from May 5, 2009…
Just a quick blog to say I’m lining up some AMAZING special guest children’s book authors & illustrators who have generously offered to answer some Q&A’s with me about the creative process behind writing and illustrating children’s picture books. Their autographed books will be among the prizes at our NaPiBoWriWee Prize Random Drawing Giveaway Contest! (Please contact me if you would like to be part of the drawing via the CONTACT link on this website.) The lineup for the 2011 NaPiBoWriWee event include the fine folks below. ERIN EITTER KONO –… Read more NaPiBoWriWee 2011 Special Guest Author/Illustrator Line-Up! →
Welcome to Paula Yoo’s third annual National Picture Book Writing Week (aka “NaPiBoWriWee”)! This year’s NaPiBoWriWee event officially begins at midnight on Sunday May 1, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday May 7, 2011. For all things NaPiBoWriWee, please visit this NaPiBoWriWee-centric blog daily for updated live blogging, writing advice and encouragement, and interviews with special guest published picture book authors. Today’s blog is a list of all the information you will need to know how to participate in this year’s event. In a nutshell – just write… Read more Welcome to National Picture Book Writing Week May 1-7, 2011! →